Marcia Stewart & Janet Portman 
Every Landlord’s Legal Guide 

Every Landlord’s Legal Guide gives landlords and property managers the legal and practical solutions they need to rent residential property right. From move-in to move-out, this book covers a wide range of issues, including fair housing, repairs, sublets, screening for good tenants, environmental hazards such as mold and bedbugs, and evictions. Handy 50-state charts list specific laws for each state.



Nolo’s bestselling Every Landlord’s Legal Guide helps landlords and managers:



screen and choose tenants

prepare leases and rental agreements

make security deposit deductions

avoid discrimination charges

keep up with repairs and maintenance

hire a property manager

minimize liability for personal injury lawsuits,

handle broken leases and terminations, and

deal with problem tenants.



This book provides over 30 forms landlords and managers need, including state-specific leases and rental agreements. This (14th) edition is completely revised with the latest in federal and state laws, including updated rules on evictions and terminations.

表中的内容

1. Screening Tenants: Your Most Important Decision

2. Preparing Leases and Rental Agreements

3. Basic Rent Rules

4. Security Deposits

5. Discrimination

6. Property Managers

7. Getting the Tenant Moved In

8. Cotenants, Sublets, and Assignments

9. Landlord’s Duty to Repair and Maintain the Premises

10. Landlord’s Liability for Tenant Injuries From Dangerous Conditions

11. Landlord’s Liability for Environmental Health Hazards

12. Landlord’s Liability for Criminal Activity

13. Landlord’s Right of Entry and Tenants’ Privacy

14. Ending a Tenancy

15. Returning Security Deposits and Other Move-Out Issues

16. Problems With Tenants: How to Resolve Disputes Without a Lawyer

17. Late Rent, Terminations, and Evictions

18. Lawyers and Legal Research

Appendixes

A. State Landlord-Tenant Law Charts

B. How to Use the Interactive Forms on the Nolo Website

Index

关于作者

Nolo’s Executive Editor, Janet Portman oversees editorial work on all Nolo books, articles, and websites. She specializes in residential and commercial landlord/tenant law, legal issues related to courts, and criminal law. She is the author or a coauthor of Every Landlord’s Legal Guide, Every Landlord’s Guide to Finding Great Tenants, First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting Out a Single-Family Home, Every Tenant’s Legal Guide, Renters’ Rights, Leases & Rental Agreements, The California Landlord’s Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities, and California Tenants’ Rights.

Portman received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University and a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. Before joining Nolo in 1994, she practiced law as a public defender.